<A HREF="http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/user_link.pl/user_name/Bill562">Bill</A> and I are assembling a team for that very time period. We are not sure if we are going the week before or after Christmas yet, but it will be one or the other. We have a few other guys that may join us. We were there in March but hit bad weather. Let's stay in touch. I'll keep you posted with our plans.

Hi Alpinist and thanks for the reply. Actually, I wasn't even considering the hut - something a little higher and less hectic, be it wherever, along the trail before snow/ice. Keep me posted on your plans amigo! M.

There are quite a few places to camp between the hut and the glacier. I snapped some shots last time I was there; <A HREF=http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/photo_link.pl/p/photo_id__144131__object_id__16784__type__user__mountain_id____route_id____user_id____order_by____limit__">Camp 1</A>, <A HREF="http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/photo_link.pl/p/photo_id__144127__object_id__16784__type__user__mountain_id____route_id____user_id____order_by____limit__">Camp 2</A>, <A HREF="http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/photo_link.pl/p/photo_id__144133__object_id__16784__type__user__mountain_id____route_id____user_id____order_by____limit__">Camp 3</A>. I'm sure we'll find a spot despite the crowds.

howdy kevin... i will keep you posted on plans. Alpinist and Bill, as soon as u have definite plans, please let me know. i am going to get a ticket for the week before Christmas if you guys are still undecided by 8/31.

Bill and I have set our plans. We're going the week before Christmas. We're planning to travel on Saturday Dec 17th, spend the night at Senior` Reyes' house, and then fly back home on Saturday Dec 24th. We need to book space with him before he fills up. Will do that this week.

Good to see some interest forming. We might have a nice group of SPers on the mountain.

...still waiting on a reply from Senior Reyes, but I'm 100% all in. Bill and Alp, did they say they were booked full or anything when you spoke with them? or did you just e-mail them and they confirmed? Just curious, there are other places to stay, and I'll walk from Puebla if I have to! I am waiting on e-mail from Senior Reyes.

Bill... I'm working on getting a ride from the Puebla airport directly to the hut, or somewhere within reasonable walking distance to the hut. Whenever I get some kind of positive sounding confirmation, I'll let you know... but I'm willing to play it all by ear if need be... cheers to you too, Mike.